Good place to go to take pictures when it rains or when there is poor weather. We had this place booked (and paid) as our back up plan because it was expected to rain on our wedding day (and it did). When we arrived, we weren't allowed in because people were setting up for an auction! The day had gone so well up until then that I was apauled when they wouldn't let a bridal party into the building. I demanded to speak with Cherry, the Manager, and she cleared up the situation. We were able to take our pictures, but with the products of the auction all around us. Luckily, our photographer was creative and was able to work around the 'scenery'. Despite the poor service, the venue is very nice. It is beside the Mandarin Restaurant so it has a Chinese flair to the lovely sprial stairwell.

Beautiful facility, wonderful chairs that do not need chair covers, wonderful décor, captivating chandellirs, and very well kept bathrooms. The food tasting and preparation before the event seemed organized and without any concern. The day of the event went well. We felt that there was a slight delay in service and suspect that some of their wait staff had called in sick. Despite this, the servers did a great job. The food was excellent and the presentation was nice. We did have some concerns with the entrée dish, but everything else was fine. The owner (at the time) was a very nice man although he had to go to his son for everything during our negotation. The son was a bit more stern and didn't allow for all of our requests. Overall though, it was a lovely venue.

The owner, Therese Guidolin is a charasmatic and 'fun' individual that truly believes in energy and fair pricing. As she works from her home, she does not have the usual overhead costs that a normal florist would have. She showed us a very impressive portfolio of her work and encouraged us to shop other florists as she was confidant that her pricing and service surprased her competitors. We were getting married in the fall and was impressed that Therese came up with a very creative plan to put pumpkins on every table and accommodate our 'leaves' theme within our bouquests. For creativity, Therese scored top points in our opinion. We rated her a 3 overall because Therese is so creative that she decided to do some things that we didn't know about until the day of our wedding. For example, the junior bridesmaid's bouquet was supposed to match the flower girls' but instead, it was completely different. Also, the pew bows were a different colour than the scheme of our wedding. We really very much enjoyed Therese's creativity, but remember being slighly angry on our wedding day that she changed some of our requests without notifying us.

Saints Peter and Paul Parish did a wonderful job in preparing us for our marriage. We were unable to attend their own marriage classes so they recommended another church to us for us to complete their classes. The mass itself was fantastic. As both my husband and I are Canadian with Italian backgrounds, the Priest said the mass in both languages. We felt as though they really cared for us and truly welcomed us to achieve this beautiful sacrament. We were saddened that the church was undergoing renovations on our wedding say so the 'yellow caution tape' doesn't look very appealing in our wedding pictures. Also, we would have liked to have stayed at the church to have some sandwiches, but there wasn't enough space to do this. We are happy to see that the church has since been renovated and any couples getting married there now will have much more space. Overall though, the service was excellent, the organist was very good, and the Priest was wonderful. A very good experience overall.

Excellent service, price and excellent work. Jason Michael's opened up 2 hours earlier than their normal time to ensure that we would be done on time. They arranged for each bridesmaid (and myself) to have one stylist each. No one was left waiting. Each person had a style that reflected their own facial shape and hair texture. The stylists were conceintious of the time that they invested and not only did a fantastic job, but they did it quickly. They also allowed us to take pictures throughout the morning and really allowed us to start our morning off without any stress. Excellent salon, I would highly recommend them.

Josy's Fashions is an apparel clothing store for women and children. The wedding dresses are not visible in their store. By appointment only, there is a modest showroom of wedding dresses in the basement of her store. Even though cosmetically, the store may not be as inviting as a normal wedding boutique, top points are awarded for price and service. The owner, Josy, is an outgoing and fair business lady. She has dedicated her life to her business and has the 'whatever it takes' attitude to make her customers happy. I found my dress in other boutiques and although Josie didn’t have my exact dress in stock, she was able to special order it for me from the manufacturer. Between the bridesmaids dresses and my bridal gown, I saved over $600 versus what I would have paid at a competitor (for the exact same dresses).

Josy was able to recommend an ideal style of dress to suit the body shapes of my bridesmaids. She ensured that the dresses arrived on time and allowed herself enough time to complete the alterations. Josy also accomodated our hectic work schedules and opened the store during abnormal business hours specifically to meet with us. Her follow up skills were excellent-I never had to worry about the dresses. When they arrived, the dresses were absolutely gorgeous and little alterations were needed. We felt that Josy did a very good job measuring us and ensured that the proper sizes were ordered. She also ordered extra fabric from the manufacturer and made matching purses to the dresses.

Josy ensured that there was plenty of time to complete the alterations and allowed us to have our dresses weeks before the wedding. Also, she made purses for the bridesmaids using the exact same material as the dresses that she ordered from the manufacturer. She also made a bollero jacket for the junior bridesmaid. All alterations were of top quality. Her stitching was done with care and perfection. I had a wonderful experience with Josy and referred her to several of my friends. One of my friends that married a year after I did was pleasantly surprised when she purchased her bridesmaids dresses from Josy and saw my thank you card in her portfolio of cards. It's nice to see that Josy retains these keepsakes.